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The Caramel color is a natural-looking food coloring that is usually made by heating sugar under controlled conditions. It is this colorant caramel that gives rich brown shade, amber tone, or a golden hue to different beverages like cola, beer, and tea. While the regular caramel is sweet, the caramel color doesn’t have a sweet taste as its purpose is to enhance the appearance of foods and beverages only. In fact, it is one of the most widely used colorants in the food industry.

Hengtai has created a caramel coloring solution with advanced features and stronger compatibility through innovative technology, especially focusing on sulfite ammonia products that can meet the needs of “clean labels” (with continuous production capacity improvement).

These Hengtai caramel pigments are widely used for excellent sensory experiences in non-alcoholic beverages:Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD)，Ready to drink tea (RTD Tea) ，Juice drinks

Types of Caramel Color

The performance of the caramel color depends on number of factors such as pH, charge, and color intensity. For example Cola, which is a Low-pH beverage, requires negatively charged caramel colors to ensure that there is no sedimentation. Similarly, positive or negative charges of a caramel color also impact the way it interacts with tannins and other components within a beverage. Caramel can be classified into four main types. This classification is based on certain factors such as the manufacturing process, pH tolerance, and charge. Moreover, High EBC values in a colorant caramel product (like of our DS-004), result in darker and richer tones. This makes them more suitable for use in relatively darker beverages.

Plain Caramel (E150a)

Plain Caramel is created by using heat-treated sugars without any extra additives. It has a slight negative charge, making it ideal for mild coloring applications such as juices.

Caustic Sulfite Caramel (E150b)

Caustic Sulfite Caramel carries a negative charge. It has a subtle coloring effect and is mainly suitable for carbonated beverages and teas.

Ammonia Caramel (E150c)

This caramel has a positive charge, making it ideal for acidic products, and is widely used in vinegar, yellow wine, and flavored syrups.

Sulfite Ammonia Caramel (E150d)

The Sulfite Ammonia Caramel is a high-strength and negatively charged caramel color. It delivers the darkest shades which makes it ideal for darker liquids like soy sauce, cooking wine, and coffee.

Scope of application

Rice wine, beer and malt drinks, whiskey, brandy, carbonated drinks, Tea (type) drinks, fruit and vegetable juices, milk drinks, fruit-flavored drinks, etc.

Choose the right colorant caramel for your drink

For different beverage products, availability may vary depending on the application and treatment method, but the Qianhe team will work closely with you to formulate the best solution for your project.

Whiskey

Cola

Tea

Beer

Whiskey

In the whiskey industry, E150a caramel color is mainly used for coloring to ensure the consistency of color in different batches of whiskey. At the same time, some consumers prefer darker whiskey, so some distilleries use caramel color to make the whiskey look more "amber".

Beer

Beer on the market generally has different alcohol concentrations, and E150a caramel color has a strong tolerance to alcohol and can remain stable even in high-alcohol beer. It can also provide a rich color selection for beer, ranging from light yellow to dark brown, to meet consumers' diverse needs for beer appearance.

Tea

Food-grade caramel color mainly plays the role of coloring and enhancing the visual effect in tea beverages. It can make tea beverages present a more attractive color, and improve the product's appeal and market competitiveness. At the same time, caramel color also has a certain stability and light resistance, which can maintain the color consistency of tea beverages during production and storage.

Cola

The iconic feature of cola is its stable dark brown hue. E150d caramel color generally exhibits good color stability in acidic beverages. The negative charge it carries can also prevent interaction with positively charged substances (such as certain tannins) to cause precipitation or turbidity. In carbonated beverages such as cola, since the beverage itself is usually acidic (i.e., a lower pH value), adding a negatively charged caramel color is a more appropriate choice.

Why Choose Qianhe

As one of the leading caramel color manufacturer names, Quality, and Food Safety is paramount for us. At Qianhe, we are committed to adhering to the highest food safety and Quality Control standards. Our Quality Control engineers make sure that our caramel color solutions meet the global regulatory requirements and adhere to the Food Safety Law. Here are some of the reasons why you should choose Qianhe as a trusted caramel color manufacturer for your business:

Custom Made

We offer a wide range of different caramel color types. These colorant caramel products are created to meet specific pH levels, charge requirements, and customer’s preferences.

Test

We test each batch of our caramel color for color intensity, solubility, and stability.

Experience

We have many years of experience as a caramel color manufacturer. We are able to face caramel color production problems expertly and provide technical support to help you.

Safety

Our colorant caramel products meet international food safety regulations, giving you peace of mind.

At Qianhe, we ensure that all of our colorant caramel solutions are free from harmful additives and comply with the permissible limits for different residual compounds. Moreover, we make sure that each batch of our products undergoes rigorous testing so that there are no problems related to color consistency and solubility. Additionally, we have a certified manufacturing process that ensures that every product meets the required specifications and is safe to use.